educational-policy

This study examines how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be thoughtfully and critically woven into senior secondary classrooms, particularly in accounting, to advance educational equity, affirm student identities, and deepen student-led inquiry. Using an action-based research (ABR) approach, the work foregrounds students’ lived experiences as they engage with AI tools to co-design learning projec…

This research report examines how Florida public school district codes of conduct address student use of AI, including links to academic dishonesty and technology misuse. Fewer than one-quarter of districts explicitly referenced AI in their codes of conduct, primarily within academic integrity sections, and all districts that referenced AI allowed AI use under some circumstances rather than compl…

This brief is designed to provide a clear, concise overview of key components of several significant higher education bills passed during the 2025 legislative session. It is intended for a general audience and aims to present accessible overviews of key legislative developments in Florida.

Chronic absenteeism, defined as missing 10% or more of school days, has significant negative consequences on academic performance and long-term student success. In Florida, chronic absenteeism rates have surged since the COVID-19 pandemic, with notable increases from 2018 to 2023. This brief explores trends in absenteeism across the state, with a particular focus on the variation in such absentee…

Disciplines Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Elementary Education | Secondary Education | Special Education and Teaching Publication Date 2022 Document Type Article DOI 10.25778/esas-9q42 Abstract Within public education, it has been shown that there is a disproportionate rate of discipline between Black and White students. A literature review was conducted to identify prevailin…